Gorilla Dies at Pittsburgh Zoo at Age 33
Incident Date:
03/25/2025
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA - USA
Facility Name:
Pittsburgh Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Gorilla
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
PITTSBURGH, PA – Harry, a 33-year-old western lowland gorilla, died after a “sudden cardiac event” on Tuesday afternoon, “despite valiant immediate efforts to resuscitate him,” the zoo said. Harry had been receiving treatment for cardiac disease since 2022.
Harry was the oldest male in the zoo’s gorilla troop of six. Born at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1991, Harry came to Pittsburgh a year later. In January, a 17-year-old Masai giraffe named Sox died. A few months before that, Djembe, another beloved gorilla, died after suffering cardiac arrest during a medical procedure. The zoo says gorillas have hearts that are very similar to humans and highly susceptible to cardiac disease.
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